The Way of The Dao

"Lord of the City!"

Long Cheng nodded to the guards as he made his way to Lord's Mansion.

"Long Hong, immediately call all the patriarchs and ancestors of the 5 great families of Star City. Tell them that the Lord of the City immediately requests their presence. This concerns the safety of Star City." Long Cheng issued an order to a member of his Long family who, when Long Cheng was away, managed most things.

"Understood." Long Hong nodded briefly as he left the Mansion.

Long Cheng addressed his daughter and said, "Yin'er, go back to your room, we adults will have to talk about important matters once everyone is here..."

Long Yuyin nodded slightly as she hesitated a bit and said, "Father, are you going to tell them about Big Brother Ling Tian? ... Will we be able to see him again?" Long Yuyin asked this last question with a hopeful look.

Haih

Long Cheng sighed at the sight of that look on his daughter. He knew that she had liked that young man. It was normal for her to show interest in that young man. He saved them both when they were about to die. Even his daughter could have fallen in love with him.

"Yin'er, don't worry, I'm sure he'll come back, I'm sure, he told us he was lost, so once he finishes doing what he planned to do, he'll surely come back to Star City. Besides, Yin'er, don't talk so confidently to him, show some respect when you talk, we don't know where he comes from or if he has a bad temper and that could hurt us..." Long Cheng sighed inwardly as he remembered his daughter's audacity in asking the young man's name.

Long Yuyin blushed as she suddenly remembered her courage in asking the name of Ling Tian. She did not know why she had done that, but she did know that if she did not ask his name, she would regret it.

Long Yuyin said goodbye to her father as she walked to her room. She now had a strong determination. To become strong as Ling Tian and protect her home. As well as seeing him again.

One hour later.

Hall meeting of the Lord of the City Mansion.

The patriarch and the ancestor or elder of the five most powerful families in Star City gathered.

Ze family. Ming family. Yun family. Tang family. Zhang family.

Long Cheng was sitting in what appeared to be a slightly higher place. So he could supervise and speak without interference with everyone present.

There were at least 12 people in the room. They were all sitting around a large circular table so everyone could see each other.

Long Cheng was sitting at the head, next to him was Long Hong.

Each following space had two people together, one arrangement to represent each family.

"Gentlemen, first of all, Peng Se, Ling Hau, Wa Ning and all the others on the expedition team have died... Even Long Deng and Naom Sen have died too..." Long Cheng spoke slowly and helplessly as he remembered the death of his team.

Woosh

No one spoke. There was total silence where one could even hear the sound of a needle falling. The atmosphere lasted a few minutes before anyone could speak:

"My condolences to all those martial artists. It is a pity and a sadness that the greatest protectors of Star City have died..." Ze Rum, who was the patriarch of the Ze Family, spoke with sorrow in remembering those martial artists. Even at his side, the ancestor Zu Beim nodded in recognition.

"Especially the last two, Lords Long Deng and Nao Sen, they were the rank of Emperor..." Ming Xian spoke in a somber tone as he remembered those last two, while a light shone in his eyes, unnoticed by anyone.

The atmosphere was tense for a short time before Long Chen spoke again: "Unfortunately, we encountered a very powerful demon beast. It was beyond the rank of Legend, even I was no match for the demon beast, not even if we had other ranks Legends, yet that demon beast would easily kill us ..."

What?

Stronger than the Legend rank...?

The patriarchs and elders of each family were stunned before turning to Long Cheng and asking him if it was a joke, but seeing that he showed no sign of being joking, they began to believe it.

"Lord of the City..." Yun Dong hesitated to speak, but still continued, saying, "If it was that creature was stronger than you, to the point that you were not its rival, does that not mean that Star City is in danger?"

All the people were stunned before they began to worry about such a threat to the Star City. If it was stronger than the rank of Legend, wouldn't that be a disgrace to everyone? Who could survive a demon beast of such power?

Tang Wei asked slowly, seeking to confirm a point: "Lord of the City, Long, you just mentioned that you encountered the demon beast and it killed everyone in the team, if that's the case... How did it manage to survive? Did it manage to escape from that demon beast?"

Everyone reacted to Tang Wei's question and turned their gaze to Long Cheng. The latter nodded before speaking clearly on the matter:

"This is what I wanted to talk to you about. In fact the demon beast died. It was killed by someone, before it killed me and my daughter..." Long Cheng sighed as he remembered such an amazing scene of Ling Tian easily slaying the demon beast.

Was that demon beast with a power beyond the rank of Legend killed?

What being so powerful could have done it?

Was it someone who had ascended beyond the Legend rank?

Zhang Chao raised his head and asked: "Lord of the City, that means, this person, is he beyond the rank of Legend? Who could this powerful lord be?"

Long Cheng replied, "That's the thing, he's not an old man, not even an adult... He's a young man! His name is Ling Tian. He just looks like he's about 20, but still, he easily finished off that demon beast..."

What?!

Everyone present was stunned, wondering, Is he just a young man and does he have a power beyond the rank of a Legend? That's impossible!

Long Cheng looked at everyone and knew they could not believe it. Even he found it hard to believe that someone as young as Ling Tian had such amazing strength.

Long Cheng did not wait long before continuing to speak: "And not only that. The way he killed the demon beast was by using a sword..."

A sword? It could be that such a sword has a power or even an amazing cutting edge, so it would make some sense to kill the demon beast.

Before they could draw any more conclusions, Long Cheng's voice sounded again.

"But, the young man was not fighting the demon beast directly... It seemed that he was controlling the sword from afar with his power to kill the demon beast. The sword danced in the sky, cutting wounds on the monster's skin... the demon beast didn't last more than 10 seconds when the sword swung and cut off its head... After that, the sword floated to the young man's side and he finally took it in his hand..." Long Cheng spoke in wonder, as if he had witnessed something divine. As if that young man was a powerful god, easily murdering that demon beast.

The sword danced in the sky, wounding the demon beast?

Wasn't the sword being grasped by the young man?

Less than 10 seconds?

Was the young man... in legendary divine rank?!

"That's not all... When he left, he stepped on his very sword and rose, he was flying in the sky! That was the legendary flying sword!" Long Cheng exclaimed as he remembered seeing Ling Tian flying in the sky on the sword.

Everyone in the room was shocked by the news. Though they felt it was unreal, the Lord of the City should not be joking, as this concerns the deaths of those martial artists who were the greatest protectors for the Star City. Besides, if that demon beast still existed, it would be the greatest threat Star City has ever faced.

It was several minutes before anyone spoke again.

"L-Lord of the City... Did that young man, Ling Tian, say where he came from? He couldn't be from here in Star City, could he?" Yun Dong spoke with some hesitation, he still couldn't believe it.

"That's right... Could it be beyond the mountains? But we haven't known of any human settlement for hundreds of years..." Ze Rum spoke as he pondered where the young man was coming from.

"It is true, he is not from our Star City, but I cannot tell you if he is really from any human settlement beyond where we have researched ..." Long Cheng spoke as he remembered Ling Tian's words. "I don't think he' s even from here. He mentioned that he was lost, but before he had asked me what this place was called... It seems as if he was not from here and appeared suddenly..."

He's not from here?

Could it be that there really are human settlements beyond the borders?

"By the way... Mr. Ling Tian said that after he traveled all over the place where we were, he would come to Star City... It seems he wanted a place to rest..." Long Cheng continued to speak: "So I told him that Star City would reward him very generously for having eliminated such a demon beast that could wipe out our city, so when he arrived, he would ask for the Lord of the City Mansion and we would arrange a residence for him ..."

"Therefore, I left a guard at each of the main entrances so that, when he arrives, we are informed immediately. So if someone, on the way, were to meet him, you have to show him respect and do whatever he wants. With his power, Star City would be completely safe. We might even know where he came from and find out that there is life beyond the borders." Long Cheng issued such an order and began to describe a little of Ling Tian's characteristics to keep them in mind. It was imperative that Ling Tian be attracted. With his power, Star City would be safe from any threat.

"I sense that Star City will face a calamity later, so it is necessary for us to have Mr. Ling Tian as our shield, so we can avoid any future disasters concerning our home..." Long Cheng said when he recalled seeing a terrifying phenomenon in the sky a few days ago, somewhat far from the Star City.

Everyone nodded in agreement before saying goodbye. The whole city saw such a manifestation of the heavens a few days ago.

The sky began to darken, along with the thunder that could be heard all the way to the Star City, and the lightning that completely illuminated the sky gave Long Cheng a feeling of fear and terror, making him believe that a calamity would strike the Star City in the future.

Long Cheng continued to reflect before rising and leaving.

We must have Ling Tian on our side!